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Orca seen carrying her dead calf

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Orca Known for Carrying Her Dead Calf for 17 Days in 2018 Is Grieving the Loss of New Calf in the Same Way

Tahlequah, an orca whale who carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018, is grieving another loss. On Jan. 3, researchers confirmed that Tahlequah lost another calf and is once again carrying her baby's body through the ocean,

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Orca mom seen mourning latest dead calf in same heartbreaking way she did in 2018, new photos reveal

Other Southern Resident orcas have been seen carrying dead calves but not for as long as Tahlequah did. In 2018, she carried her calf’s body with her for 17 days. “It’s interesting that it’s the same whale doing this behavior again,” Dr. Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research, told CBS News.

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Southern Resident orca whale again carries her dead calf through Puget Sound-area waters

On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf, J61 died. Just a week earlier, researchers had proudly announced this new member of J pod, delivered by J35, Tahlequah. She is the whale who carried the body of her deceased calf for 17 days, traveling 1,000 miles, back in 2018.

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Center for Whale Research confirms birth of new J pod orca, death of female calf J61

The Center for Whale Research announced the addition of a new calf in J pod along with the news of the recent passing of one ...

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Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies

J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles ...

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